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J. B.-Q UEV EDO. Table Fastening.

Patented July 27, 1880.-

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH B. QUEVEDO, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

TABLE-FASTENING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 230,571, dated July 27, 1880.

Application filed March 19, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH B. QUEvEDo, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Table-Fastenin gs, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part thereof.

My invention relates especially to that class of tables in which the legs are so constructed that they may be readily attached to and removed from the top of the table; and the object of my improvement is to combine, with great simplicity and economy of construction, such perfect adjustability of the legs to the top frame that a secure and tight-fitting joint is formed, and less strain and wear are brought upon the fastening device than is the case in the ordinary attachments heretofore used.

My method of attaining this object is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawing, which is a View partly in section and inside of the frame of the table.

a represents the top of the table, I; the side bars, and c the legs. Into the block or panel 0 of the leg is screwed a wrought-iron bolt, d, one end being threaded for that purpose, and the bolt bending into an elbow, so as to pass up underneath and into the side bar of the table.

On the under side of the side bar, I), is secured, by means of the screw d on one end, a cast-iron plate-piece, c. This plate, as also the side bar, is provided with a hole or recess, into which the bolt d fits, thus forcing the leg, when the bolt is inserted into the hole, tight up against the frame of the table.

The end rail, h, is by preference permanently attached to the end legs, and is removed when the legs are unfastened, conjointly with them. In order to prevent any lateral displacement and afford a firmer adjustment,

I provide on each end rail, on the upper edge, two or more dowels, 0, made of wood or iron,

as preferred, and these dowels pass up into 5 holes formed in the under side of the top of the table.

With a view to still further bracing the frame of the table and preventing too much strain on the fastening when the table is moved so from one position to another, I provide acatoh or button, f, which is secured to the .under side of the top of the table by a screw or pin, and when pressed into the slot or recess 9, formed in the inner side of the end railfh, 5 holds the rail and legs firmly in position.

The chief advantages of my improvement are simplicity and cheapness of construction, united with durability, and a secure tight-fit ting joint that cannot work loose or cease to hold when subjected to the strain caused by the frequent taking down and putting up of the table.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- 6 The combination of the legs 0, elbow screwbolts d, side bars, I), and plate 6, with the top a and button f, adapted to engage in recess 9 in the end rail, h, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

JOSEPH B. QUEVEDO.

Witnesses:

J AMES H. HUNTER, R. O. KILLIN. 

